Horace Pippin The Way I See It

by Lewis, Audrey; Dolkart, Judith F.; Francis, Jacqueline; Monahan, e; Marshall, Kerry James

• ISBN13: 9781857599411
• ISBN10: 1857599411
• Format: Hardcover
• Copyright: 2015-06-25
• Publisher: Scala Arts Publishers Inc.

Summary

• The first examination of the evocative paintings of the self-taught African American artist Horace Pippin in over twenty years
• Accompanies a major exhibition at the Brandywine River Museum of Art April 25 - July 19, 2015

"A real and rare genius, combining folk quality with artistic maturity so uniquely as almost to defy classification." - Alain Locke

Horace Pippin's response to the question of what made him a great painter: "I paint it the way I see it." This exciting new publication will look closely at Pippin (1888-1946) as an artist who was embraced by the art world, yet remained independent, creating and upholding a unique aesthetic sensibility while also candidly, if subtly, expressing his opinions on a wide range of social issues. A self-taught master of form, color and composition, Pippin vividly depicted a range of subject matter, from scenes of war, history and religion, to sporting scenes, floral still lifes and intimate family moments. Accompanying a major exhibition at the Brandywine River Museum of Art, the book will be the first examination of the artist's work in twenty years and is an opportunity to re-examine Pippin with fresh eyes. His development as a self-aware, self-taught artist will be explored in-depth, looking at the rich pictorial language and multi-layered narratives of his paintings. Fully illustrated with over 60 works from around the United States, the book will introduce a new generation of scholarly voices, speaking to such issues as influence, racial and religious politics, and narrative truths in history.

Institutions lending to the Horace Pippin exhibition include:
Archives of American Art, Smithsonian Institution, Washington, D.C.; Allen Memorial Art Museum, Oberlin College, Ohio; Art Institute of Chicago; The Butler Institute of American Art, Youngstown, Ohio; The Carnegie Museum of Art, Pittsburgh; Chester County Historical Society, West Chester, Pennsylvania; Cincinnati Art Museum; Davis Museum at Wellesley College, Massachusetts; The Fine Arts Museums of San Francisco; Fort Wayne Museum of Art, Indiana; Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden, Smithsonian Institution, Washington, D.C.; The Howard University Gallery of Art, Washington, D.C.; The Menil Collection, Houston, TX; The Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York; Museum of Art, Rhode Island School of Design, Providence; Museum of Fine Arts, Boston; Museum of Modern Art, New York; National Gallery of Art, Washington, D.C.; Neuberger Museum, Purchase, New York; New Jersey State Museum, Trenton; Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts, Philadelphia; Philadelphia Museum of Art; The Phillips Collection, Washington, D.C.; Reynolda House Museum of American Art, Winston-Salem, North Carolina; Robert Brady Museum, Cuernavaca, Mexico; The Schomburg Center for Research in Black Culture, Art & Artifacts Division, New York Public Library; Wichita Art Museum, Kansas.

Author Biography

Audrey Lewis, Editor, is the Associate Curator at the Brandywine River Museum of Art. Judith F. Dolkart is Director of the Addison Gallery Museum of Art, and the former Deputy Director and Chief Curator of the Barnes Foundation. Jacqueline Francis is Associate Professor of Visual and Critical Studies at California College of the Arts. Anne Monahan is an independent scholar who focuses on contemporary African American art. Edward Puchner is Curator of Exhibitions, McKissick Museum, South Carolina.Kerry James Marshall has been described by the National Gallery of Art as one of the most celebrated painters currently working in the United States.